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If an Apple Watch Ultra is the best device for someone's needs, it is trivial to carry a lightweight rechargeable battery around and extend its life for many da

by TillE 4y ago

If an Apple Watch Ultra is the best device for someone's needs, it is trivial to carry a lightweight rechargeable battery around and extend its life for many days. I don't see battery life past a day of heavy use as a particularly serious concern for anyone.

goosedragons 4y ago
Apple's "up to 36 hours" of battery life assumes 1 hour of workouts (i.e. using the GPS). By comparison a Garmin Fenix 7 is rated for 57 hours with the GPS on. And that's not even using the reduced polling rate to extend usage. Using the GPS is a huge battery hog on these devices. For people doing things like ultramarathons or other extreme long distance events and want to track the whole damn thing it could become a problem.
- WkndTriathlete 4y ago
  Based on battery comparison between my Garmins and my wife's Apple Watches, I'd say anyone serious about endurance activity tracking of anything over an hour warrants a Garmin. Never mind the boatload of sensor metrics that Garmin software has that Apple doesn't.
- yftsui 4y ago
  The 36 hour also includes 1.5 hour app use, 1hour music streaming, 8 hour LTE and 28 hour Bluetooth, picking one segment as a whole is not a helpful comparison. From the announcement: “ Apple Watch Ultra has enough battery life for most users to complete a long-course triathlon, consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and full marathon at 26.2 miles.”
  - goosedragons 4y ago
    Which is at best what 15 hours GPS time? And I'm pretty sure it's caveated to be in low power mode with reduced GPS polling? The Garmin will last like a month without using the GPS. And there are races longer than 15 hours too... With the Garmin you can fly to the event, stay there a few days, do the event, rest up a bit and then fly back without needing the charger. That's not gonna happen with the Apple Watch.

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If an Apple Watch Ultra is the best device for someone's needs, it is trivial to carry a lightweight rechargeable battery around and extend its life for many da

by TillE 4y ago

goosedragons 4y ago
Apple's "up to 36 hours" of battery life assumes 1 hour of workouts (i.e. using the GPS). By comparison a Garmin Fenix 7 is rated for 57 hours with the GPS on. And that's not even using the reduced polling rate to extend usage. Using the GPS is a huge battery hog on these devices. For people doing things like ultramarathons or other extreme long distance events and want to track the whole damn thing it could become a problem.
- WkndTriathlete 4y ago
  Based on battery comparison between my Garmins and my wife's Apple Watches, I'd say anyone serious about endurance activity tracking of anything over an hour warrants a Garmin. Never mind the boatload of sensor metrics that Garmin software has that Apple doesn't.
- yftsui 4y ago
  The 36 hour also includes 1.5 hour app use, 1hour music streaming, 8 hour LTE and 28 hour Bluetooth, picking one segment as a whole is not a helpful comparison. From the announcement: “ Apple Watch Ultra has enough battery life for most users to complete a long-course triathlon, consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and full marathon at 26.2 miles.”
  - goosedragons 4y ago
    Which is at best what 15 hours GPS time? And I'm pretty sure it's caveated to be in low power mode with reduced GPS polling? The Garmin will last like a month without using the GPS. And there are races longer than 15 hours too... With the Garmin you can fly to the event, stay there a few days, do the event, rest up a bit and then fly back without needing the charger. That's not gonna happen with the Apple Watch.